BLURB:
A love of art...
A mutual interest in art draws two shy university students
together. Ben admires Vinnie’s painting of the university building, so Vinnie
invites him to an exhibition of his artwork. From a wealthy family, Ben
purchases some of Vinnie’s art and arranges for the artist to personally hang
the paintings in his apartment.
Starry, starry night...
Ben commissions Vinnie to paint his portrait, in order to
spend more time with the artist. On the night of the sitting, Vinnie
fingerpaints the starry night on Ben’s chest... and they kiss. They begin a
relationship beneath the night sky, God’s own canvas.
But every relationship has its ups and downs and so it is
with theirs. When Ben thinks Vinnie spends too much time with a fellow artist,
his jealousy drives a wedge between them and forces Vinnie into the very thing
Ben dreads.
Hold tight to your dreams...
Ben
and Vinnie will have to walk through fire before they can find one another
again. But if they believe, and if they keep their faith in the night sky and
each other, just maybe they can make their dreams of love come true.
EXCERPT:
Vinnie
led me across the room, pulling me by the shirt. “Lie back on the sofa for me
and I'll paint you.”
As
if in a dream, I settled my head against one arm of the sofa, my legs dangling
over the other end, scarcely breathing now. Vinnie knelt on the floor beside me
with an open pot of paint in his hand.
Teasingly,
he dipped his index finger into the dark blue paint as if it were cream he
would lick off. His finger connected with my skin and he made short strokes
across my chest, the coldness of the paint making me shiver.
Mesmerised
by the closeness of his beautiful face, the view of the night sky through the
window, and the picture forming upon my chest, I watched as dab after dab and
stroke after stroke he built up a mix of shades, until a dark night sky with
the moon and stars were there to be seen—a masterpiece, drying on the warmth of
my blazing skin, a transient thing of beauty. His fingers skimmed my skin
causing gooseflesh to ripple in waves down my arms and thighs. My nipples
pebbled in response to his touch.
And
when he was done, his lips met mine in a languid kiss; how our first kiss
should have been—sweet, innocent, and full of promise. He pulled away, smiling
down at me.
This
was the beginning of something special.
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LILY G.
BLUNT’S BIO:
Lily
G. Blunt writes contemporary gay romance and erotica. She loves to explore the
relationship between two men and the intensity of their physical and emotional
attraction. Angst often features in her stories as she feels this demonstrates
the depth of the men’s feelings for each other. Lily is forever writing
imaginary scenes and plots in her head, but only a few ever make it to the
page—there never seems to be enough hours in the day despite having left the
teaching profession to concentrate on her writing!
Lily
discovered the wonderful world of m/m romance novels four years ago via fan
fiction and went on to write stories in her spare time. With the encouragement
of her friends and readers she decided to publish some of her work.
Lily
has several self-published stories available on Amazon. She is also published
with Torquere Press and Wayward Ink Publishing.
Easily
distracted from her writing, Lily makes videos using clips from gay-themed
movies and posts gorgeous pictures of men kissing or making out on her tumblr
and Facebook pages. Lily is also an avid supporter of GLBTQ rights and
advocates equality for all.
Lily
lives in central England with her rather bemused husband, two twenty-something
children, and a ‘mad as a bag of frogs’ Shetland Sheepdog.
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